Google Complies With Government Requests for User Data 88% of the Time

Published January 23, 2013 6:13pm ET



Internet company Google complies with requests for user data 88 percent of the time government asks, according to data released today by Google.

In all, the government, including both local and federal agencies, made 8,438 requests between July and December of last year from Google for data from 14,791 users/accounts. These requests were either part of a warrant, a subpoena, or something else. Google handed over the data 88 percent of the time.

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